Side lamp for automobiles



- March 31, 1925.

W.VF. PERSONS SIDE LAMP FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed May 51. 192;

Patented Mar. 31, 1 925 1,531,307 PATENT" OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. reasons, or CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO TH GUIDE MOTOR LAMP MANUFACTURING COMPANY, on CLEVELAND, onio, A CORPORATION or 01110.

SIDE LAMP non AUTOMOBILES.

Application filed May 31, 1923. Serial No. 642,445.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be itknown that I; WILLIAM F. PER- son's, a citizen of the United States, residing' at Cleveland, in the county of Guya- 5 hog'a 'a nd State of. Ohio, have invented a certain new and-guseful" Improvement in mobile lamps and: more I particularly to.

lamps known as side lamps and usually arranged upon the cowl of the automobile; m The object of the invention is to pro.- vide a simple and 7 highly efiicient means for securing the glass and retaining ring or door to the casing, and another object is to so construct such means that they may be quickly and easily released whenever it is desired to replace the glass or the electric bulb. g Another object is to so construct such fastening means that they will not detract from the attractiveness or ornamentation of the design of the lamp as a whole. H

With these various objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction of the various parts and in the so manner of combining orgarranging the same all of which will be fullyv described hereinafter and set forth in the appended claims. a a 1 In the drawings forming a part of this specification, Fig. 1' is a-vertical sectional view of a side light embodying one form 1 of my invention; 2 is a horizontal view ofthe] same, and Fig. :3 is a sectionon the line 33 of Fig. V v I In carrying out myinvention Iemploy a lamp casing A which is substantially cylindrical in shape and is formed withfa slightlyv flaring and shouldered front edge 'B. In connection with the lamp casing, I employ a channeled sheet metal frame or ring G which fits over thefla'red and shouldered front edge of the lamp casing A as most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

The inner and front edge G of the ring and st rrup or yoke from'the casing.

50 or frame is intended to contact with the lens or glass D while the rear and outer edge 0 rests adjacent to or contacts with the flared and shouldered edge of thelamp casing. The rear edge (3 extends rearwardly and inwardly as shown and engag said rearwardly and inwardly extending portion C are the outwardly turned hook portions E of a yoke or stirrup E tured central portion E arranged adjacent the rear wall of the lamp casing and the "aperture in this member E is threaded as most clearlyshown in Fig. 1, there being an enlargement or thickening at this l point for the purpose of providing a sufficient number of threads. a

The glass D contacts'with the inner forward edges C of the ring or frame C as previously described and within the legs of the yoke or stirrup and in order to hold the glass from the inner side, I employ a ring F fitting over the yoke or stirrup, within the channeled ring C and also within the flared and shouldered front of the casing, said ring being provided with radially inwardly projecting fingers F which are upset in order to engage the which extendsrearwardly and has an aper- 3 outer edge of the glass D, as most clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, and it will be noted that two of these fingers are arranged at diametrically opposite points and that the others arearranged in spaced pairs at opposite points, the space between the pairs receiving the leg of the stirrup or yoke therebetween, and in this manner the ring is properly positioned with reference to the yoke or frame and is held against rotation. 7

When the frame, stirrup, glass and ring have'been thus assembled, they are inserted in the lamp casing andrthen a screw G passing through the rear of thecasing screwed into. the rear portion of the yoke or stirrup and draws the frame C firmly against the glass and also the ring F firmly against the flared and shouldered front of the casing and in consequence binds the glass D securely between the two and all of the parts are thus securely connected together. V

When it is desired to replace the electric bulb or to replace the glass D, it is only necessary to remove the screw G and lift the; frame. together with the glass ring In assembling the parts, the yoke or stirrup which has a certain amount of inherent elasticity, is first sprung intoengage- .ment with the channeled frame C. The

the ring F is then arranged upon the glass and stirrup within the frame G and all of these parts inserted into the casing and the screw projected through the rear end of the casing and secured into the threaded portion E or" the yoke or stirrup fastening all of the parts securely together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The combination with a lamp casin of a channeled frame having inwardly 1;- tending front and rear edges, a glass contacting with the front edges of said frame, a yoke having hooked forward ends contacting with the rear edges of said frame, a ring arranged upon said yoke and within the frame and having inwardly projecting fingers contacting with the glass and means arranged at the rear end of the casing for drawing the yoke toward the rear end thereof and locking the frame upon the front end thereof.

or the frame, a ring carried upon the hooked ends of the yoke and within the channeled frame, said ring having a plurality of upset inwardly projecting fingers adapted to engage the edges of the glass and a screw passing through the rear of the casing and engaging the rear end of the yoke for drawing said yoke toward the rear end and locking the frame upon the front end of the casing.

In testimony whereof, I hereunto afiix.

my signature.

WILLIAM F. reasons. 

